Cultural competency is important when working in health care because it closes the gap between healthcare practitioners and their patients. It’s important for healthcare practitioners to not only have an understanding of not only a patient’s socio-cultural background because of the different beliefs‚ values‚ and traditions they will experience‚ but it’s also important to know the socio-cultural background of their families. Enculturation is important when you’re working with different groups of people
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have the funds to support‚ health care is some what considered a basic human right. Unfortunately‚ in America’s society today the idea of the health care system is not only negatively affecting the underprivileged and uninsured‚ but is also affecting families of the middle class suburbia. This proposal will focus on the controlling of medical health care costs. The idea of universal health care is what America needs. The thought of providing health services such as; health insurance‚ medical insurance
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integration of mental health into the overall health care system becomes even more vital (Rios-Ellis‚ 2004). Care for most illnesses is commonly covered by private and public insurance but most insurance plans only provide a certain amount of coverage for treating mental illness. The separation that exists with respect to financing mental health care when equated to traditional health services must be removed (Avila‚ 2000). The separation between traditional health care and mental health care can have an outcome
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consciousness 2. Health consciousness 3. If the answer to both the above questions is yes then there will be 3 options for the customer for Exercise | OTC | Prescribed drugs | Pros1. Healthy@ naturalGood habitLifestyleCons:Time consuming (including travel time) and time constraintNo guarantee of facilities and qualities.Tedious | ProNo need to consult Doctor- save costEasily accessibleCons:Side effectsLong term possible damagesMay not be approved by FDADeceptive Marketing Claim | ProRelatively
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actually working families who cannot afford coverage‚ yet‚ earn too much to be eligible for the state ’s healthcare provider. Healthcare is interconnected too much with money‚ thus money should not be allowed to dictate that some should live in good health while others suffer in humiliation and anger. As a result‚ the lack of universal healthcare is one of the greatest social inequities of our society. Providing uniform and universal healthcare for all‚ regardless of race or stature‚ can only improve
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America has one of the most inefficient and ineffective health care system in the world as a developed nation. On average‚ America continuously spends more on healthcare than any other nation. Most nations spend about 10%-11% of their GDP on healthcare while America spends a whopping 17.1%. Although our expenditure is extremely high‚ the quality of health is not rising at the same rate. Compared to other developed nations were are lagging behind in terms of quality and pricing of healthcare for our
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should be for my height… I really don’t care.” However‚ her employer thinks that she should care. Ms. Raymond’s employer told her that if she didn’t lose weight‚ either on her own or through a wellness program‚ her premiums on her insurance plan would be increased by fifty dollars a month. However‚ is this practice legal? According to the same article on Observer.com‚ “Penalizing employees for pounds is perfectly legal. Under provisions in the Affordable Care Act‚ 2014‚ employers can charge employees
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set of processes which leads to another individual or group being marginalized (Thompson‚ 2005‚ p.3). While prejudice may be defined as one having a negative attitude about other people because of the group they are a member of (Holt et al.‚ 2012‚ p.539). One possible reason for why there has not been much attention paid to ageism is the fact that demonstrating age prejudice is probably one of the most socially common‚ overlooked and institutionalized types of prejudice found globally – especially
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Home Health Care and Reducing Stroke Risks The primary risk for stroke is high blood pressure. Secondary risks include age and gender. While age and gender cannot be controlled‚ high blood pressure can. According to the American Stroke Association‚ "the chance of having a stroke approximately doubles for each decade of life after age 55...Each year‚ women have more strokes than men‚ and stroke kills more women than men. Use of birth control pills‚ pregnancy‚ history of preeclampsia/eclampsia or
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Health care reform‚ is a hot topic in the United States today. I health care is both a commodity‚ and a right. Health care has always been a business‚ from the price of medications‚ to the cost of hospital appointments‚ and doctor fees. That being said‚ hospital fees‚ doctor fees‚ and the cost of medication are all inflated prices. With these extremely high costs‚ and everybody wanting a cut‚ the health care system is essentially saying your life is worth x amount of money‚ and to maintain your
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